Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Simple Way to Add a Domain User to a Local Group

Sometimes I have trouble using the GUI for adding users to local groups. When I start Computer Management, select a local group and try to add a domain user, the user is not found. (“The following object is not from … Continue reading

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Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit

It is not supported to run .NET Framework 1.1 on Windows Server 2008 R2, but it seems to work. What I did was to install: .NET Framework 1.1 .NET Framework 1.1. SP1 ASP.NET Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 … Continue reading

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PowerShell Script for Web Request

I wanted to schedule a “ping” web request to a web application for “warm up” every morning. It turned out to be relatively simple using PowerShell. I created this script and called it Ping.ps1: $url = “https://…”$wc = new-object net.WebClient$probe … Continue reading

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Virtual Network with Internet Access Using Windows 7 Virtual PC and the Loopback Adapter

Sometimes I have the need to have two or more virtual machines connected in a virtual network when developing applications. You can set the network to Internal Network in  Windows 7 Virtual PC settings and the virtual machines can communicate … Continue reading

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How to change location of shared documents in Windows 7

Run regedit.exe and go the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders Change the value of Common Documents to e.g. \\HPSERVER\Public\Documents.

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